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South ShoreRecent emergency dispatch activity in Chicago's South Shore neighbourhood

Data period: September 1 – 30, 2026 · refreshed monthly Rank: #4 of 98 by call volume
52 ▲767%
Dispatched calls
10
Priority calls (P1–P2)
5.8×
vs citywide median
1.5
Avg calls / weekday
2.4
Avg calls / weekend day

The picture in September 2026

Map of South Shore in Chicago with its official boundary outlined

With 52 dispatched calls in September 2026, activity in South Shore was one of the higher-volume areas citywide. The largest single category was Battery, at 25% of all calls in the area. Weekend days averaged more calls than weekdays (2.4 vs 1.5 per day), with activity peaking around 16:00 local time. That makes it the area's busiest month since tracking began in May 2026.

Neighbourhood attribution uses the official boundary polygon shown here; calls without reliable coordinates are excluded from neighbourhood totals.

Monthly history

May 2026 — 13 callsJune 2026 — 9 callsJuly 2026 — 5 calls5August 2026 — 6 callsSeptember 2026 — 52 calls52May 2026September 2026

Dispatched calls per month in South Shore since May 2026. Hover a point for the exact count.

MonthCallsPriority
September 20265219%
August 2026633%
July 202650%
June 2026922%
May 20261315%

Top call types

Battery13
Theft9
Assault7
Criminal Damage5
Burglary3
Deceptive Practice3
Full breakdown — all 15 call categories
Battery13
Theft9
Assault7
Criminal Damage5
Burglary3
Deceptive Practice3
+ 9 rarer categories with fewer than 3 calls each (12 calls combined)

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Time of day

00:00–00:59 — 0 calls000h01:00–01:59 — 0 calls002:00–02:59 — 0 calls003:00–03:59 — 0 calls003h04:00–04:59 — 0 calls005:00–05:59 — 0 calls006:00–06:59 — 1 calls106h07:00–07:59 — 0 calls008:00–08:59 — 6 calls609:00–09:59 — 1 calls109h10:00–10:59 — 2 calls211:00–11:59 — 2 calls212:00–12:59 — 1 calls112h13:00–13:59 — 5 calls514:00–14:59 — 4 calls415:00–15:59 — 2 calls215h16:00–16:59 — 7 calls717:00–17:59 — 3 calls318:00–18:59 — 3 calls318h19:00–19:59 — 1 calls120:00–20:59 — 2 calls221:00–21:59 — 7 calls721h22:00–22:59 — 1 calls123:00–23:59 — 4 calls4

Calls by hour (local time), September 1 – 30, 2026. The highlighted bar is the busiest hour.

Compared to its neighbours

NeighbourhoodCallsPer dayPriority
South Shore521.719%
South Chicago220.718%
Grand Crossing481.625%
Jackson Park30.10%
Avalon Park60.217%
Woodlawn270.919%

Adjacent neighbourhoods, September 2026. "Per day" averages over all 30 days; "Priority" is the share of P1–P2 calls.

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